Description:
About the role:
Are you passionate about fostering student engagement, building confidence, and promoting emotional wellbeing? The Paw Pals Program offers an exciting opportunity to work alongside our incredible therapy dogs, delivering life-changing Animal Assisted Educational (AAE) interventions!
In this dynamic role, the Paw Pals Operations Coordinator will lead the daily operations of the program, ensuring the highest standards of quality, safety, and alignment with our vision. You'll work hand-in-hand with an amazing team, including the Paw Pals Staffing Coordinator and Learning and Development Coordinator, to bring structured, goal-driven activities that inspire both academic growth and emotional resilience in students.
This is your chance to contribute to a program that not only nurtures academic success but also enhances the social and emotional wellbeing of learners. If you're ready to lead, collaborate, and create meaningful change in the lives of students (and their furry friends!), we want you on our team!
Ready to make an impact? Join the Paw Pals Program today!
This is a Permanent Part-Time (30.4 hours per week) opportunity based in Maidstone within our Paw Pals Program, MacKillop Education and Engagement Programs. The position reports to the Education and Engagement Programs Director.
Key Selection Criteria:
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Develop and implement operational procedures and systems for the delivery of Paw Pals Animal Assisted Education (AAE) program.
- Cultivate and maintain positive relationships with stakeholders, community partners, and funding bodies to support the goals and objectives of the strategic business plan.
- Represent Paw Pals at meetings, events, and conferences to promote engagement and partnership opportunities.
Please address the full Key Selection Criteria outlined in the PD as part of your application.
For a full position listing, please click APPLY. The Position Description is available for review at the bottom of the page.
For further information about this position, please contact Brona Walshe at brona.walshe@mackillop.org.au to arrange a phone call.
Our Offer:
- Generous salary and leave entitlements in line with the Catholic Education Multi-Enterprise Agreement 2022.
- Salary packaging up to $18,500 (helps increase your take home pay).
- Discounted workplace health and fitness program available to you and your family.
- Work with amazing dogs as part of your role.
- Paid on-site training that contributes to your professional development.
- Regular supervision.
- Great and Supportive Team
- Awesome Location
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – free and confidential counselling, coaching and emotional support for work and personal challenges.
You must have a:
- Valid and current Driver’s Licence;
- Satisfactory Criminal History Check (paid for by MacKillop);
- Valid Employee Working with Children Check;
- Valid and current NDIS Workers Screening Check (for risk assessed / client facing roles). MacKillop can assist successful candidates with their application.
Our Commitment:
MacKillop celebrates and draws strength from diversity and respects the dignity of all people. Every person at MacKillop has the right to be safe and to be treated justly. We value every person’s ability, cultural or linguistic backgrounds, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, intersex status, relationship status, religious or spiritual beliefs, socio-economic status, and age.
It is our goal that MacKillop Family Services continues to evolve as a culturally safe, culturally competent, and welcoming organisation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people, families, and communities.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.
Shortlisting for this position may commence immediately so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Child Safe Standards
MacKillop Education and Engagement Programs are committed to providing child-safe environments. Our programs actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all participants, and all staff are dedicated to protecting individuals from abuse or harm, in line with legal obligations, including adherence to child safe standards.